The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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SOPHIA ORTEGA

SOPHIA ORTEGA, Staff Writer

Sophia Ortega, Fordham College at Lincoln Center ’22, is excited to be a staff writer for The Observer. She is earning her BFA in dance and a minor in English, her two passions. If she’s not busy dancing at The Ailey School or writing a paper, you can find her picnicking in Central Park or obsessing over every dog she sees.

 

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Seniors from the B.F.A. program, Amanda Egan and Siobhan Murray, discuss the Senior Showcase and reflect on life after the Ailey School.
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